The Memo That Wanted the Oswald File Closed Fast
In document 194-10012-10400, released as part of the 2025 JFK files, a mid-level U.S. official expresses clear frustration over lingering attention to Lee Harvey Oswald’s passport and embassy file. The request is simple: close it, bury it, and move on. But the...
Moscow’s Eyes on Mexico: A Forgotten Pattern of Embassy Surveillance
In the recently released CIA memo from document 206-10001-10003, a curious Soviet national in Mexico City asked targeted questions about U.S. embassy staffing in 1962. While the memo has no known connection to Lee Harvey Oswald, it reveals something deeper: a quiet,...
"We Had Nothing to Do With Him": Soviet Officials Disavow Oswald in Minsk
Document 180-10131-10325, released in the 2025 JFK files, contains firsthand commentary from Soviet officials responding to U.S. inquiries about Lee Harvey Oswald’s time in the USSR. The verdict from Moscow was firm: Oswald was isolated, distrusted, and ultimately...
The CIA File That Raised a Flag Then Got Buried
Document 206-10001-10000, newly released as part of the 2025 JFK files, is just one page long. It outlines a suspicious disappearance: a Soviet defector scheduled to leave Mexico City who seemingly never did. The CIA flagged the irregularity. Then they closed the...
